Thursday 13: Sick of Being Sick and Some Randomness

1.    After my last Thursday 13, I had every intention of getting back on a somewhat regular blogging schedule.  I had been sick with some kind of cold/sinus thing, but was almost completely back to normal.

 

2.    A few days later, whatever it was came back, so I went to the doctor.  I tested negative for Covid and flu.  I was put on antibiotics, steroids, and cough medicine.  I started feeling a lot better within a few days, and within a week, I thought I was completely over it.

3.    So, we left for our planned vacation on the 22^nd. 

4.    We got to feed seagulls on the beach, which I absolutely love. 

 

5.    We had a couple of wonderful vacation days, but on Saturday, I started feeling really tired.  We had been out late the night before at a comedy mystery show, so I wasn’t surprised to be tired.

 

6.    By Sunday evening, I was sick.  Uncontrollable cough, sore throat, etc.  I opted to try the Teladoc program that’s available through my health insurance, which worked out really well.  I was prescribed different antibiotics (and a longer course), cough medicine, and an inhaler.  They did not think it was Covid or the flu.

7.    By Monday night, Nick was also getting sick.

8.    We were due to come home yesterday, the 29^th, so we basically spent from Saturday through Wednesday morning hanging out at the rental.  Fortunately, the bed and couch were very comfortable, we had packed plenty of books (with plans to read on the beach), and the rental had several streaming services.

9.    We left for home early yesterday morning and have spent most of our time sleeping since then.  We both still feel pretty awful, but are hoping to be over whatever this is by the time we go back to work next week.  I’ve been sick for the better part of a month now, and I’m sick of being sick! 

10. Our awesome neighbors took care of the cats while we were gone, and sent plenty of pictures and updates.  Some of the kids did their schoolwork at our house during the day, so the cats wouldn’t be lonely.  Isn’t that sweet? 

 

11. While I wasn’t sick, I crocheted another scarf.  This one was for one of the neighbor girls.  She seemed to like it when I gave it to her. 

 

12. Recently, her mom told me that she still uses the purse I made her, though usually as a tote bag when she needs to take clothes or books somewhere.  That made me so happy to hear! 

13. I’m working on catching up with visiting all of your blogs and hope to “see” everyone soon.  In the meantime, I hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween tomorrow.  And if you have any tips on getting/staying well, please share them! 

Thursday 13: Hi

Since I haven’t blogged in almost three months, I thought a Thursday 13 would be a good way to start back and catch up.

1.    Since cat pictures are always a good way to start, enjoy this one of Caroline.  The bed she’s in clamps to the side of my desk, so she has a comfy place to “supervise” me on my work-from-home days.

2.    Caroline has had a lot of work to supervise during my blogging break.  I got assigned to help another team with a project that had a very tight deadline, so I was putting in some extra hours.  We made it, though, and (fingers crossed) it should be January before I’m dealing with any more super-tight deadlines. 

3.    Charlie does not involve himself in my work. 

4.    Nick and I celebrated our 17^th wedding anniversary in September.  It doesn’t seem like it has been that long! 

5.    Theodore turned one at the end of August.

6.    It’s beginning to look and feel like Fall is really here.  We’ve had highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid-40s. 

7.    I’ve switched to my Fall cards for my buddies with Chemo Angels and Senior Angels.

8.    I’ve been crocheting again. 

9.    I found this tutorial and liked the way it looked, so I made one (with no plan for giving it to any particular person).  I enjoyed making it, and I love the texture the stitches create.  (Note:  I used an H hook and a shorter starting chain for a narrower scarf.)

10. During the decluttering/organizing that we did during the spring and summer, I realized that I have A LOT of yarn I had forgotten about.  I came across this green, which is our neighbor’s (Lori) favorite color.  I asked Lori if she’d like a scarf in that color, and she said yes. 

 

11. When I dropped off Lori’s scarf, I asked if anyone else would like a scarf.  Fortunately, a few people said yes.  I’m almost finished with a pink scarf for one of the girls.  Next up is a light blue one for one of the girls, and a dark blue one for one of the boys.  One of the other boys really liked the original gray one, so I gave that one to him. 

12. We got the cats an ice cream truck (remember how much they loved the taco truck), which they enjoyed.

13. I’m working on catching up with visiting everyone’s blogs and hope to “see” you soon.